Former President Donald Trump was indicted for an unprecedented third time on August 1, adding another set of serious federal charges to the mounting legal issues he faces.

  • BarqsHasBite@lemmy.ca
    63·
    11 months ago

    Whether or not he can pardon himself is up for debate. So if the founding fathers intended that you can assume office from prison there would be a more defined method.

    • Neoncamouflage@lemmy.world
      36·
      11 months ago

      Or we need to admit that the founding fathers may not have predicted literally every possible circumstance to arise in the future hundreds of years.

    • Skyrmir@lemmy.world
      10·
      11 months ago

      It was intentional that you can run and be elected as president from prison. It’s written about contemporaneously. They knew the risk of allowing a president, or administration, jailing their political opponents.

      What’s not clear is if it was meant for a president to be able to pardon themselves. I personally would think not, but many think it’s permissable.